How artificial intelligence might change academic library work: Applying the competencies literature and the theory of the professions

• Published in: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 367 - 380
• Main Author: Cox, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2023; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Artificial intelligence; Librarians; Libraries; Library and information science; Library Personnel; Literary criticism; Professions

The probable impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on work, including professional work, is contested, but it is unlikely to leave them untouched. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to consider the likelihood of the adoption of different approaches to AI in academic libraries. As theoretical l...